Pale Turquoise is the CSS named color #AFEEEE — rgb(175, 238, 238), hsl(180, 65%, 81%). Its relative luminance is 0.764, giving 1.29:1 against white and 16.29:1 against black, so it works as a text color on black.
| HEX | #AFEEEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 238, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 65%, 81%) |
| Relative luminance | 0.7644 |
| Contrast on white | 1.29:1 AA fail |
| Contrast on black | 16.29:1 AA pass |
Built by mixing paleturquoise toward white (four steps) and toward black (four steps) while keeping the hue. Use the shades generator for a different step count or to add harmony sets.
Closest by CIELAB distance (ΔE76). For perceptual matching in a design system, compare in OKLab before locking a token.
paleturquoise is #AFEEEE, which is rgb(175, 238, 238) and hsl(180, 65%, 81%). It is one of the 148 CSS named colors defined by the CSS Color Module Level 4.
Pale Turquoise has a relative luminance of 0.764 on a 0–1 scale, so it is a light color. Against white it scores 1.29:1; against black, 16.29:1.
paleturquoise reaches 16.29:1 against black, which clears WCAG 2.2 AA for normal text (4.5:1) at any size.